Snap-EBT, Market Bucks, and Neighbor Bucks

Triple your SNAP benefits at the market!

Swipe your EBT card at the info tent to purchase tokens to spend with vendors. All vendors with SNAP-EBT eligible items accept EBT tokens. It’s not just fruit & veggies. You can also buy honey, eggs, granola, jam, pickles, coffee beans, local meat and more!

Your benefits get matched up to $10 EVERY TIME you visit the farmers market. Neighborhood Roots operates 68 market days per year, so you could get an extra $680 a year in Market Bucks! Not only do you benefit, our farmers benefit. Every dollar spent at the market supports local farmers and small business owners.

Market Bucks match SNAP-EBT spending dollar-for-dollar (up to $10 in Market Bucks) at participating farmers' markets across Minnesota. There are 4 easy steps to using SNAP-EBT at the farmers market:

How To Use SNAP at the Market?

  1. Go to the Information Booth at the farmers market.

  2. Swipe your EBT card and use at least $10 of your food or cash benefit.

  3. Get $10 in free Market Bucks* and $10 in free Neighbor Bucks**.

  4. Shop for SNAP-eligible food at the farmers market with your EBT tokens, Market Bucks, and Neighbor Bucks.***

*Cash users are not eligible for Market Bucks. Remember to check the expiration date and use your Market Bucks before they expire!

** Neighbor Bucks is a community-funded program. Remember to check the expiration date and use them before they expire!

** EBT Tokens, Markets Bucks and Neighbor Bucks are used like dollars bills. However, vendors cannot give change or exchange for cash.

SNAP-Eligible Items:

  • Breads

  • Cereals

  • Fruits

  • Vegetables

  • Meat, fish, poultry

  • Dairy products

  • Eggs

  • Honey

  • Seeds/plants which produce food

  • Jam/jelly

  • Canned food

  • Snack foods and non-alcoholic beverages not meant to be consumed at market

Non-eligible Items:

  • Beer, wine, liquor

  • Pet food/pet items

  • Soap/lotion

  • Paper products

  • Household supplies

  • Vitamins/medicines/supplements

  • Food that will be eaten on site and/or served with utensil

  • Hot/cold foods 

  • Non-alcoholic beverages sold in cups to drink on site 

  • Cut or potted flowers